HyperDic: prothrombinase

English > 1 sense of the word prothrombinase:
NOUNsubstanceprothrombinase, factor Xcoagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors
English > prothrombinase: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningcoagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors.
Synonymfactor X
Broadercoagulation factor, clotting factorAny of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation

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